Rational Planning Systems as a Source of Organizational Conflict
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Review for the Sociology of Sport
- Vol. 29 (3), 317-328
- https://doi.org/10.1177/101269029402900306
Abstract
Using a case analysis, this paper examines the impact that the introduction of a rational planning program had on a Canadian national sport organization. It is argued that contrary to popularly held beliefs planning is as much a political activity as it is a technical activity and its political nature can heighten conflict in an organization. Furthermore this conflict is often rooted in the very changes that the planning program is designed to accomplish.Keywords
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